North East Museums
1886
The remarkable floating hospital that protected Tyneside from deadly diseases arriving by sea
AD 43-410
Evidence of a diverse community on Rome's northern frontier
AD 160 to AD 410
An altar linked to emperors, murder and remarkable discoveries
28 October 1865 - 12 December 1930
The North East's story behind the world's first Black professional footballer
1851
Empire, colonialism and conservation
20th century
What Chapman's safari reveals about racism and collecting
21st century
Can museums confront their colonial past?
16 May 1916 - 29 November 1995
How Sierra Leone’s first female doctor qualified in Newcastle
2000-2001
A closer look at Nahem Shoa’s painting ‘Head of Desiree’
1895
Follow the Grimshaw brothers' paintings into the city's haunted past
The story of the bands that put Tyneside at the heart of heavy metal
19th century
What can three museum specimens tell us about wildlife and the changing world around us?
1894
The speed that stunned the Victorian world
Meet the comics, entertainers and eccentrics who made the North East laugh
17 January 1942 - 3 June 2016
The boxing legend's unforgettable Tyneside visit
Black Jackey Johnson, the feared fortune teller whose dark rituals gripped Georgian Newcastle
Identity, ethics and the responsibilities of museums
Pre-history
What's beneath your feet?
Discovering LGBTQ+ stories through Hadrian's Wall collections.
Why Roman stones were more colourful than you realised
The ship that travelled 5,000 miles before it ever sailed
1876
Engineering, industry and everyday life
Exploring a century of artistic styles, ideas and innovation
1817
A rare map uncovers the story of one of Wearside's most important early wagonways
1904
The North East's pioneering electric railway
1771
The catastrophic flood swept away bridges, homes and lives
Medieval origin
How a vanished valley still shapes the city
AD 175-200
An extraordinary life carved in stone
1988
How abstract art evokes spirituality beyond traditional religious imagery
AD 150–200
Discover the life of Victor the Moor
1897
The search for the man in Turbinia's most famous photograph
Understanding decolonisation, repatriation and the role of museums
The bridges, ships and engineering that made the River Tyne the powerhouse of Victorian Britain
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